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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> of. Lopr DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> 0, <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> v 9 P.0.BOX 4368 <br /> * ` BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> °OnriocNc�"- (225)219-5600 <br /> «o»" FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> April 11, 2022 <br /> Paul D. Escott <br /> Assistant City-Parish Attorney <br /> Lafayette Legal Department <br /> P.O. Box 80338 <br /> Lafayette, Louisiana 70598 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2021-882C <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Escott, <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on April 8, 2022, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion regarding the recent amendment to the language of La. R.S. 42:1123(34) within <br /> the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") as it applies to appointed members of the Lafayette <br /> Board of Zoning Adjustment. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> Pursuant to their authority in Section 7-07 of the Lafayette Consolidated Government ("LCG") <br /> Home Rule Charter, the Lafayette City Council and the Lafayette Parish Council issued Joint Or- <br /> dinance No. JO-043-2020, reorganizing the existing Board of Zoning Adjustment, which is com- <br /> prised of five members and two alternate members.The Lafayette Mayor-Parish President appoints <br /> one member, while the Lafayette City Council appoints four members and the two alternates. <br /> The Board of Zoning Adjustment has the power to hear and decide variances to the Comprehensive <br /> Zoning Ordinances pursuant to Article 4 of the Lafayette Development Code.All applications for <br /> variances are submitted initially to the Lafayette Community Development & Planning Depart- <br /> ment. Once the applications are reviewed,they are referred to the Board of Zoning Adjustment for <br /> hearing and decision. The Board of Zoning Adjustment also has the power to hear appeals regard- <br /> ing rezoning application decisions. <br /> Applications involving the subdivision or resubdivision of property are submitted to the Lafayette <br /> Community Development & Planning Department. Once the applications are reviewed, they are <br /> referred to the Lafayette City Planning & Zoning Commission("City Commission"), if the prop- <br /> erty is located in the City of Lafayette, or to the Lafayette Parish Planning &Zoning Commission <br /> ("Parish Commission"), if the property is located outside of the City of Lafayette. <br /> Page 1 of 5 (BD 2021-882C) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />